Badlands Misadventure (WIP)

Badlands Misadventure

3d6 to get paired results/loners above the target roll. Only a
roll with a paired result is valid. You can gain +Edge or -Edge
to set loner before rolling to 6 or 1, three matches (treys)
auto-succeed on roll as critical results. Penalties and bonuses
such as +1 are applied to both a pair and a loner rolled.

BASICS

Hit Points - 4 + Nerve mod. Used for taking damage. Can be
restored by eating food or resting.
Focus Points - 4 + Acumen mod. Used for special abilities.
Recharges after every battle.

Three stats: Power, Nerve, Acumen - measured from E-A, giving a
modifier from E(-2) to A(+2). Choose one to increase by one rank
before trades or castes.

	Combat - Physical abilities regarding fighting in battle,
	defending with shields and other athletic pursuits.

	Nerve - Mental fortitude and HP values. Protects against
	mind altering effects.

	Acumen - Knowledge of the world and its arcane secrets,
	and talent for investigating rooms and mysteries.

Defense: The TR that enemies have to hit to give you more than a
glancing blow. Your Defense is 1 before armor.

Skills: Players make up 3 non-combat related skills they're good
at, like climbing mountains, picking locks or playing an
instrument. They gain +Edge to taking these actions.

Experience - Enemies are divided into Unworthy, Worthy and
Outmatched foes based on their levels compared to the players.
A monster slain is worth 10, 50 or 100 EXP respectively to the
whole party. To gain another level, the party must gain an
amount of EXP equal to (their average level) x 100 EXP.

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COMBAT

While adventuring and not in combat, players can decide their
Formation at any time amongst themselves. Formation places
priority on who gets attacked by enemies more often, and the
character's aim. The formation positions per party member are
Frontline and Reserve. There must be at least one active
character in Frontline for Reserve positions to be available.

In combat, players and enemies have turns bisected by the sides,
and the players roll at the start of combat to determine which
one goes first; if they succeed in getting a Paired Result,
they can go first, and the enemies go first if they don't.

During a turn, each actor (enemy or player) has a Ready and an
Action. A Ready can be used to prepare oneself in some way, such
as getting ready to counter or avoid an attack, changing a stance
or preparing a spell to be cast. You get ways to use your Ready
based on your Trade, but it can also be used in two basic ways by
any character:
	- Changing your weapon or equipment in hands
	- Readying a dodge

An Action is anything such as an attack, a spell's casting or
changing your character's position. You only get one pur turn.
Attacks are vs. the target's Defense, which is the TR of a normal
roll. Any paired result that doesn't meet the TR deals 1 damage
to them and is called a Glance. Glances can be avoided by readying
dodges or wearing heavy armor. Trey results on attacks deal twice
as much damage to the target.

Melee attacks can only hit actors in a Frontline position, and
the attacker must be in Frontline as well. A ranged attack can
hit any actor on the field, but at a penalty -1 if the attacker
is in Frontline position.

When a character's HP reaches 0, they're Knocked Out (KO'd) and
can't take turns until they're revived. A character can be
revived either by remaining KO'd for an hour or with certain
effects and items. When revived, they regain half their HP.
If a character is reduced to -5 HP, they die.

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CHARACTER TYPES

Characters can choose to either be humanoid or one of various
Castes. Being Humanoid gives you access to choosing one of the
Trades which define your abilities, while Castes describe your
abilities as a non-humanoid character.

TRADES - Ki Fighter, Pantomime, Gunner, Wizard, Ninja, Knight

CASTES - Machine, Birdman, Shifter, Ridalon, Demon, Haunt

Choosing one of the types, caste or trade, gives you its
equipment, Actions and Readies you can use in battle, along
with a line of progression for when you level up.

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TRADES

	- KI FIGHTER -
	Weapon - Hands [M/2 Dam] and Staff [M/3 Dam]
	Armor - Light Armor [DEF 2]
	Stat Increase - Acumen +1 rank

	PASSIVE ABILITIES
	- Lightning Fast: You can grab projectiles out of the
	air. You are not glanced by ranged weapons and ignore
	the miss effect of a machine gun.

	SPECIAL ACTIONS
	- Quick Attack: Make two attacks with Hands in one
	turn or counter as part of Attack action.
	- Ki Blast [1+ FP]: Blasts enemy at range with ball of
	light, deals 1 damage for every FP put into action.
	Requires one empty hand.
	- Mobile Attack: Attack an enemy and change position
	with the same action.
	- Revive [2 FP]: Revives a KO'd character.
	- Restore: You regain 2 FP.

	SPECIAL READIES
	- Counter Stance: When enemy misses you with attack, you
	can make an attack toward that enemy if they're in range.
	- Shield Stance: You turn an enemy's successful hit into
	a glance, and a glance into a miss.

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	- PANTOMIME -
	Weapon - Sword [M/3 Dam]
	Armor - Light Armor [DEF 2]
	Stat Increase - Nerve +1 rank

	PASSIVE ABILITIES
	- Hearty: You gain +2 extra HP now and on every level up.

	SPECIAL ACTIONS
	- Copy [2 FP]: Make a TR3 Acumen roll. On a success,
	you copy an action a Monster has taken in the last turn
	and choose a new target. If the action deals damage
	or heals its target, you do so for the same amount.
	- Provoke: You taunt one enemy, causing it to target you
	with its next attack.

	SPECIAL READIES
	- Study: You ready yourself to study a Monster's next
	attack or action made against you. If the monster makes
	its action successfully without KO'ing you, you can add
	the action to ones you can do at any time for 2 FP. You
	can only gain 3 studied actions before switching them
	out, and use an action's statistics as done to you.
	- Bracing Stance: You can survive any attack or damaging
	effect with 1 HP. Can't be used if you only have 1 HP.

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	- GUNNER -
	Weapon - Knife [M/2 Dam] and Machine Gun [R/Special]
	Armor - Medium Armor [DEF 3]
	Stat Increase - Combat +1 rank

	[Machine Gun: 6 damage per burst, ranged. Three bursts
	before needing to be reloaded. -Edge to hit. On a miss,
	target must change position in fleeing the gunfire.]

	PASSIVE ABILITIES
	- Good Aim: You deal 2 damage on a glance with firearms.

	SPECIAL ACTIONS
	- Full Auto: You spend all of your machine gun's bursts
	in one action. Make three attacks, with a penalty of -1
	and -2 on the second and third attack rolls respectively.
	- Run & Gun: You make an attack with -Edge and change
	position in the same action.
	- Reload: You reload your weapon to its full capacity.

	SPECIAL READIES
	- Aim [2 FP]: You gain +Edge to your next attack action.

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	- WIZARD -
	Weapon - Staff [M/3 Dam, uses Acumen for magic attacks]
	Armor - None
	Stat Increase - Acumen +1 rank

	PASSIVE ABILITIES
	- Conduit: You regain 1 FP every turn while conscious.

	SPECIAL ACTIONS
	- Abracadabra [Non-combat]: You wave your hands and chant
	random words in a plea to avert some sudden danger (like
	 someone falling off a cliff). Make an Acumen roll with
	-Edge to succeed in this and describe how it works.
	- Magic Bolt [1 FP]: Ranged magic attack that can target
	up to three enemies for 1 damage or one enemy for
	3 damage. Requires only one roll.
	- Thunderclap [2 FP]: Make a ranged magic attack against
	a target. On a success, you deal 3 damage and stun them
	until the end of their next turn.
	- Toad [Once a day, 4 FP]: Make a ranged magic attack
	against an Unworthy target. On a success, you turn them
	into a talking toad until you decide to restore them.
	- Big Blast [Once a day]: You must spend one turn
	charging this spell before you cast it on your next turn.
	You cast an explosion that decimates everything in a
	100 foot radius of you. All Worthy or lesser actors will
	be KO'd except you, but you can't cast any more magic
	until you rest for a night afterward.


	SPECIAL READIES
	- Magic Shield [2 FP]: Your Defense becomes 4 until the
	end of the round.
	- Retreat: When glanced or missed by an attack, you can
	choose to move to another position.